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Scroll flask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cobalt blue glass flask with a pear-shaped body and a short cylindrical neck. The body is teardrop-shaped with a flat base. The flask features a design of raised curved lines on the upper section and circular motifs on the lower section. The background of the image is gray with a shadow cast to the right.

Artwork details

Date:
1840–50
Medium:
Free-blown molded blue glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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